Antarctica set record of -135.8 F (-93.2 C)
Newly analyzed data from East Antarctica say the remote region has set a record for soul-crushing cold.
View ArticleNuclear war would 'end civilization' with famine, study says
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization, a study said Tuesday.
View Article3D virtual birth simulator may help avoid complicated births
(Phys.org) —University of East Anglia last month announced that UEA researchers have pioneered a patient-specific 3D virtual birth simulator. The research' aim is a virtual birthing simulator that can...
View ArticleResearch team uses melanin to make biodegradable battery anode
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Oregon has used melanin as an ingredient in a cocktail that led to the creation of a biodegradable battery anode....
View ArticleUtah supervolcanoes discovered
(Phys.org) —Brigham Young University geologists found evidence of some of the largest volcanic eruptions in earth's history right in their own backyard.
View ArticleDrawing the line between stars and brown dwarfs
(Phys.org) —Stars come in a tremendous size range, from many tens of times bigger than the Sun to a tiny fraction of its size. But the answer to just how small an astronomical body can be, and still be...
View ArticleTurbulent nature of menopause triggered by gene battles
The hormonal mayhem, reduced fertility and hot flushes experienced by a woman in the run up to menopause may owe to warfare between her own genes, according to a team of scientists working in the...
View ArticleUS solar power sector small but growing
Solar power, only a minuscule part of the energy mix in the United States, is getting a boost from cheap panels, growing acceptance by large companies and chances for homeowners to rent solar systems.
View ArticleHow tree sparrows recognize foreign eggs in their nests
Many birds have reason to worry that the eggs in their nest might not be their own: birds often deposit eggs into other nests and it is not easy for parents to tell their eggs from others. Researchers...
View ArticleExpanding universe can emerge in remarkably simple way, scientists say
When soup is heated, it starts to boil. When time and space are heated, an expanding universe can emerge, without requiring anything like a "Big Bang". This phase transition between a boring empty...
View ArticleCapturing wasted electricity with triboelectric generators
(Phys.org) —With one stomp of his foot, Zhong Lin Wang illuminates a thousand LED bulbs – with no batteries or power cord. The current comes from essentially the same source as that tiny spark that...
View ArticleEurope aims for first comet landing Nov. 11 (Update 2)
It's been likened to a parachutist trying to land on a mountaintop. Or a person attempting to leap from one speeding car to another.
View ArticleDutch bus drivers to test fatigue warning tech (Update)
A Dutch luxury bus company is testing technology that monitors whether a driver is becoming drowsy.
View ArticleMoons of Jupiter and Saturn could have been seeded with life
Life on Earth or Mars could have been brought to the moons of Jupiter or Saturn on rocks blasted off those planets, researchers say.
View ArticleLight variation drives community structure of a hypersaline microbial mat
When scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory took samples of a microbial mat community from a hypersaline lake to study community responses to environmental changes, they expected to find...
View ArticleAn isotopic analysis of two mass extinction events
An international research team has analysed two of the earth's mass extinction events, finding markedly similar conditions between the two.
View ArticleStudy unlocks secret of how fruit flies choose fruit with just the right...
(Phys.org) —Researchers from the University of California working with a team at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia, have discovered how it is that fruit flies are able to lay their eggs in...
View ArticleThe dynamic cytoskeleton in bacterial cell division
(Phys.org) —The cytoskeletal proteins of eukaryotes polymerize into self-organized patterns even as pure solutions. However, to see more complex dynamics, like filament sliding or rotation, various...
View ArticleStudents' robotic arm can make you stronger
Need a hand lifting something? A robotic device invented by University of Pennsylvania engineering students can help its wearer carry an additional 40 pounds (18 kilograms).
View ArticleBid to colonize Mars wins high-profile backing
A Dutch entrepreneur's bold quest to colonize Mars won high-profile support Tuesday from a US aerospace giant, although the timetable for putting humans on the red planet has been pushed back two years.
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